Reading List

Articles, books, and even videos that are food for thought. Most can be found online or at Nimitz Library.

The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

By LT Benjamin Kohlmann, an F-18 pilot in the USN. This article was published in the Small Wars Journal on April 5 2012 and can be read at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-military-needs-more-disruptive-thinkers

The Innovator's Dilemma

By Clayton Christensen, Harvard professor and businessman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innovator's_Dilemma

The First Follower

Funny YouTube video with an interesting lesson about the importance of the first follower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

Project Athena and Innovation on the USS Benfold

A success story of how one officer, LT Nobles, implemented real productive innovation in his wardroom.
http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg65/Pages/USSBenfoldWhereActionMeets.aspx#.Uhb8adJJPTo

The Insurgents

By Fred Kaplan. This book tells the story of John Nagl, David Petraeus, and others who changed the culture of the US Army in order to adapt to the counter-insurgency wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Insurgents-Petraeus-American-ebook/dp/B008J4RONU

Dave Pink's "Drive"

An entertaining video revealing some interesting things about how we are motivated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u6XAPnuFjJc

Leader-Made Climate Change

A blog post laying out eleven guidelines for a leader who wants to change the climate of his unit. The Enlightened Soldier is a good blog to follow in general. http://enlightenedsoldier.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/leader-made-climate-change/

Bleeding Talent: How the US Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution

By Tim Kane. This book explores the officer retention issue in today's military, and provides some statistical background for the arguments regarding talent management (or rather, mismanagement?)
http://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Talent-Military-Mismanages-Revolution/dp/0230391273